What would we want to know about our school/district?
School
District
·# students ·class size ·sports offered ·% free/reduced lunch ·drop-out rate ·primary languages / languages spoken ·% students going to college ·graduation rate ·infrastructure ·how safe ·teacher satisfaction ·parent satisfaction ·drug use ·diversity ·# hours spent on homework ·curriculum ·male : female ratio ·extracurriculars ·AP, SAT & NECAP scores ·scores on other national exams
·Student : teacher ratio ·budget ·sports policies ·% free/reduced lunch (compare to school) ·SES ·home prices ·teacher/staff salary ·cost of living
Differentiating between good and bad schools:
Good school
Bad school
·Small class size ·teachers who enjoy teaching ·good sports teams/plentiful offerings ·low drop-out / high graduation rates ·high standard test scores ·fun/relevant/interesting classes ·safe & convenient location ·building in good condition (clean, up-to-date) ·variety of electives offered ·funding for extras
·Large class size ·unenthusiastic teachers ·high administrator/teacher turn-over ·high drop-out / low graduation rates ·few extracurriculars, poor choice of extras ·no money ·dirty / no pride in building ·decrepit building ·out-of-date facilities/technology/books ·lack of guidance/low expectations
Class Notes:
What would we want to know about our school/district?
· class size
· sports offered
· % free/reduced lunch
· drop-out rate
· primary languages / languages spoken
· % students going to college
· graduation rate
· infrastructure
· how safe
· teacher satisfaction
· parent satisfaction
· drug use
· diversity
· # hours spent on homework
· curriculum
· male : female ratio
· extracurriculars
· AP, SAT & NECAP scores
· scores on other national exams
· budget
· sports policies
· % free/reduced lunch (compare to school)
· SES
· home prices
· teacher/staff salary
· cost of living
Differentiating between good and bad schools:
· teachers who enjoy teaching
· good sports teams/plentiful offerings
· low drop-out / high graduation rates
· high standard test scores
· fun/relevant/interesting classes
· safe & convenient location
· building in good condition (clean, up-to-date)
· variety of electives offered
· funding for extras
· unenthusiastic teachers
· high administrator/teacher turn-over
· high drop-out / low graduation rates
· few extracurriculars, poor choice of extras
· no money
· dirty / no pride in building
· decrepit building
· out-of-date facilities/technology/books
· lack of guidance/low expectations